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Serious games go to Parliament: INESC-ID showcases research-driven play for inclusion, trust and social good
In the house of democracy, all sorts of games are played. But on October 22, a few members of parliament and advisors only had to cross the street from Assembleia da República to Casa do Parlamento, an interactive and multimedia centre dedicated to the history and functioning of the Portuguese Parliament, to step into a different kind of game: discovering how video games are being used for social good, including contributions from INESC-ID in the field of serious games and Portugal’s video game industry.
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INESC‑ID Annual Meeting 2025: Year in review, showcasing excellence and a Town Hall
After a two‑year hiatus, in which the annual meeting was held jointly with INOV and INESC MN under the INESC Lisboa initiative, INESC-ID returned to hosting its own dedicated gathering.
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“Healthy Mind, PhD in Progress”: Supporting PhD Student Wellbeing at INESC-ID
Can research institutes excel without caring for the wellbeing of their people?
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João Ferreira wins Amazon Research Award for work on Automated Program Repair
João Ferreira, researcher at INESC-ID’s Automated Reasoning and Software Reliability and Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI), has been named one of the recipients of the Amazon Research Award (ARA) – Fall 2024, in the highly competitive field of Automated Reasoning.
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Promoting health, reinventing care: INESC-ID hosts session to explore opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
“We need to seduce others into joining this project,” said neurologist and professor at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Joaquim Ferreira, referring to the ambitious new clinical, academic, and research campus being developed in Torres Vedras. “I’m here to identify windows of opportunity for collaboration.”
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INESC-ID rated “Excellent” — pass the dwarf basil!
The news came on the morning of April 15, through an email sent by our President of the Board of Directors, Inês Lynce: INESC-ID had been rated “Excellent” — the highest possible rating — in the latest national evaluation of Research and Development (R&D) Units by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT), achieving the maximum score in all evaluation criteria.
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“Will it fly if I light a match?” — INESC-ID at the Oeiras Science Festival
"If I light a match, will it fly too?" Eliane is “seven and a half” years old and has a curious mind that shines through in her sharp questions and wide-eyed wonder. Her inquiry came after Diogo Diniz, a third-year undergraduate student in Computer Science and a volunteer at Técnico’s booth (where INESC-ID was also present), explained how rockets ascend thanks to the downward force of fire—demonstrating this with a video of a rocket launch.
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PRR Projects: From shopping to smartness. Project PT Smart Retail redesigned the future of retail
What if buying a snack, grabbing lunch, or doing the weekly groceries didn’t require queues, cashiers, or even a checkout line?
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In the Media: INESC-ID researchers help explain the causes behind the April 28 blackout
Not long ago, power outages were a familiar part of life. Some of us certainly remember those stormy nights in which the light went off. Today, electricity is so present in our daily life that even brief disruptions can feel dramatic. The blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula on the morning of April 28 was a strong reminder that modern society is built on a grid we rarely think about. Except when it goes dark.
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